Yesterday I was inspired to go for a walk out in the countryside. That may sound strange. It is some time now since I have been for a focussed walk on a common, to a field or anything like that to specifically see something. Backing up. The day before yesterday…
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Tices Meadow visit
Last week, on Saturday 25th I visited Tices Meadow for some bird watching. I had read of Bearded Tit’s present. It was not long after 7am I arrived. On walking through the woodland path it opened out and there at another hedge line cut a small dumpy, neck-less, falcon appeared…
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Bat detector recording +
Monday evening was such a delightful evening I went out for another Whitmoor walk. The sun was setting and had got caught behind some interesting clouds. The lower cloud was darker grey and had an overlay of narrow white angled pillars. Above this was a large fish-bone effect. I took…
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7th May 2015
Today has been a day of pleasant nature surprises. It has been one where mostly nature has come to me. This morning I heard that recognisable screaming of swifts above my head and counted around 15. Great to see them back again. In the same garden there were some very…
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Sit spot +
Went out to check if nightingale around st Broadstreet Common, no song in evidence. Decided to go to my sit spot before knowing whether a nightingale would show. Thought I’d use sensio divina too to aid my commune. The sun had already set but due to the amount of light…